Epilepsy Forum Invaded by Malicious Hackers
Monday March 31, 2008
If you're cautiously allowing your child to go on the Internet, and worrying about predators or abusive schoolmates or inappropriate sites, here's another concern to add to your list: Hackers ... Read More
Just a Bunch of Normal Wedding Guests
Monday March 31, 2008
My husband and I went to a wedding on Saturday. It was nice to dress up like a grown-up, go out for some nice dinner and dancing, and remember -- ... Read More
Site of the Day: ReadTheWords.com
Monday March 31, 2008
If your child learns better when words are read out loud instead of presented only on the cold hard page, ReadTheWords.com may be a useful tool for enriching learning and ... Read More
Weekly Quiz: Spot the Fake Special-Needs Story
Sunday March 30, 2008
How well do you know this Parenting Special Needs blog? Take this week's quiz and show off your skills. You'll find a list of five different stories; four of them ... Read More
Around About: March 30
Sunday March 30, 2008
A Sunday "Site of the Day" special: Just as Saturday's "Five Fun Things to Do" points you toward amusing and informative places to visit around the Internet, every Sunday morning ... Read More
Saturday Catch-Up: What You Missed Since March 22
Saturday March 29, 2008
It's the weekend! Stretch! Take a deep breath! And catch up with all that stuff you meant to read on this site over the past week! Here are the new ... Read More
Typing, Trains, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday March 29, 2008
A Saturday "Site of the Day" special: Most days, a single Site of the Day is plenty to keep you occupied. But on Saturday morning, with kids underfoot and a ... Read More
Friday Book Club: ADHD: Living Without Brakes
Friday March 28, 2008
Every Friday is book review day for the Harried Parent's Book Club, and today's selection, ADHD: Living Without Brakes, is a quick review of top techniques for helping children with ... Read More
Adkins Loses, But You Can Help FAAN Win
Friday March 28, 2008
Well, the special-needs parent didn't win. Story of our lives, right?
Country singer Trace Adkins, whose because of his daughter's severe food allergies was playing for the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis ... Read More
Site of the Day: Sexuality Across the Lifespan (pdf)
Friday March 28, 2008
Today's Site of the Day is really a Download of the Day, a booklet on a subject that most of us know we have to discuss with our children but ... Read More
Penny Behavior System: Day One
Thursday March 27, 2008
We're one day in on the penny behavior system I mentioned yesterday, and it's too soon to tell if it's going to make a major difference in our household stress ... Read More
Dreaming Up a Little Special-Needs Magic
Thursday March 27, 2008
I've often thought, when faced with some unrealistic expectation for my kids' achievement, that the powers-that-be must have a magic wand somewhere.
When they expect a special-education student who's learning at ... Read More
Site of the Day: Workbook Window
Thursday March 27, 2008
Do you buy workbooks for your children to reinforce skills they're learning at school, or torment them with your own homework on school breaks? If so, the Workbook Window may ... Read More
Testing the Limits of Assisted Communication
Wednesday March 26, 2008
Relay services, in which an operator acts as an intermediary between a deaf caller and a hearing one, make it easier for those with hearing impairments to make use of ... Read More
Try a New Behavior Management Scheme With Me
Wednesday March 26, 2008
Most of the time, my household runs without a specific behavior-management system in place. When my son was younger, we did a lot of varieties of charts and rewards and ... Read More
Site of the Day: Autism the Musical
Wednesday March 26, 2008
Autism the Musical, a documentary about "five autistic children, their families and the dynamic woman who leads them to defy expectations by writing, rehearsing and performing their own musical," made ... Read More
Hopping Off the Merry-Go-Round
Tuesday March 25, 2008
A comment on my post about potential got me thinking about one of the many differences between parents of children with special needs and parents of typically developing children:
When a ... Read More
Good Reading From the Carnival of Family Life
Tuesday March 25, 2008
I participated in the Carnival of Family Life again this week, hosted by Beauty and Personal Grooming. In addition to my entry on potential, here are some more posts from ... Read More
Site of the Day: Disaboom
Tuesday March 25, 2008
The mission of Disaboom is "to create the first comprehensive, evolving source of information, insight, and personal engagement for the disability community." The result is an upbeat Web portal offering ... Read More
Adkins Takes Food Allergy Cause to Apprentice Finals
Monday March 24, 2008
Back in January, I wrote about the fact that country singer Trace Adkins was competing on NBC's The Celebrity Apprentice on behalf of the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network. The ... Read More
Easter Survival Report
Monday March 24, 2008
Site of the Day: The Vaccine Book
Monday March 24, 2008
On Friday, I posted a positive review of The Vaccine Book by Dr. Robert Sears -- but since vaccine creation and research are always ongoing, a book can't always be ... Read More
Weekly Quiz: Spot the Fake Special-Needs Story
Sunday March 23, 2008
How well do you know this Parenting Special Needs blog? Take this week's quiz and show off your skills. You'll find a list of five different stories; four of them ... Read More
Around About: March 23
Sunday March 23, 2008
A Sunday "Site of the Day" special: Just as Saturday's "Five Fun Things to Do" points you toward amusing and informative places to visit around the Internet, every Sunday morning ... Read More
Saturday Catch-Up: What You Missed Since March 15
Saturday March 22, 2008
It's the weekend! Stretch! Take a deep breath! And catch up with all that stuff you meant to read on this site over the past week! Here are the new ... Read More
Eggs, Peeps, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday March 22, 2008
A Saturday "Site of the Day" special: Most days, a single Site of the Day is plenty to keep you occupied. But on Saturday morning, with kids underfoot and a ... Read More
Friday Book Club: The Vaccine Book
Friday March 21, 2008
Every Friday is book review day for the Harried Parent's Book Club, and today's selection, The Vaccine Book, gives the details you may have been looking for on vaccines and ... Read More
No Potty? No Problem!
Friday March 21, 2008
If your child's not taking to the toilet on schedule, chances are you have plenty of people in your life who let you know how wrong that is. Everyone from ... Read More
Site of the Day: World Down Syndrome Day
Friday March 21, 2008
Today, March 21, is World Down Syndrome Day. The date is significant since 3/21 reflects the fact that those with the disorder have three copies of the 21st chromosome. World ... Read More
Working to Their Potential, and Mine
Thursday March 20, 2008
"Potential." That's a loaded word, isn't it?
I read a blog post recently on the About.com Kids' Clubs site that dealt with parental disappointment over children's failure to reach athletic potential. ... Read More
Site of the Day: Wear a Sweater for Mr. Rogers
Thursday March 20, 2008
Today would have been the 80th birthday of Fred Rogers, the gentle children's show host who died in 2003. If you and your child have enjoyed Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, or ... Read More
Welcome to Silly Season
Wednesday March 19, 2008
Tomorrow is the first day of spring, and you know what that means: Spring break. Spring allergies. Spring growth-spurts. And big blooming bunches of the springtime sillies.
Something about the switch ... Read More
Normal Kids, Encouraging Educators, and More of Your Comments
Wednesday March 19, 2008
Readers are sounding off in the comments all over this Parenting Special Needs blog, but it can be hard to find and respond to those opinions when they're on posts ... Read More
Site of the Day: PKIDs Online
Wednesday March 19, 2008
The mission of PKIDs (Parents of Kids With Infectious Diseases) is "to educate the public about infectious diseases, the methods of prevention and transmission, the latest advances in medicine, and ... Read More
Marlee Matlin on Dancing With the Stars Tonight
Tuesday March 18, 2008
If you've been looking forward to seeing deaf actress Marlee Matlin take to the floor on Dancing With the Stars, tonight's the night to gather in front of the TV ... Read More
Good Reading From the Carnival of Family Life
Tuesday March 18, 2008
I participated in the Carnival of Family Life again this week, hosted by Colloquium. In addition to my entry on Easter challenges, here are some more posts from the family-related ... Read More
Site of the Day: Early Intervention Network
Tuesday March 18, 2008
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The Early Intervention Network is dedicated to "Enabling Families to Act Early Against Autism." To that end, they've created the PSA at right to ... Read More
Treasuring, and Analyzing, School Projects
Monday March 17, 2008
I'm a packrat when it comes to school arts-and-crafty-type projects. I have boxes and boxes of Valentines made in class, and construction paper affixed with artwork-like objects, and those Mother's ... Read More
In the Forum: More Homework Help
Monday March 17, 2008
Another request for homework help, this time for an eight-year-old who has trouble making his sentences spacey enough.
Writes Toni: "My son, who has CAPD, continues to write out sentences without ... Read More
Site of the Day: Prentke Romich Company
Monday March 17, 2008
On Friday, I posted a review of Schuyler's Monster, a book about a little girl who can't speak but has plenty to say. One of the high points of the ... Read More
Weekly Quiz: Spot the Fake Special-Needs Story
Sunday March 16, 2008
How well do you know this Parenting Special Needs blog? Take this week's quiz and show off your skills. You'll find a list of five different stories; four of them ... Read More
Around About: March 16
Sunday March 16, 2008
A Sunday "Site of the Day" special: Just as Saturday's "Five Fun Things to Do" points you toward amusing and informative places to visit around the Internet, every Sunday morning ... Read More
Saturday Catch-Up: What You Missed Since March 8
Saturday March 15, 2008
It's the weekend! Stretch! Take a deep breath! And catch up with all that stuff you meant to read on this site over the past week! Here are the new ... Read More
Easter, Attitude, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday March 15, 2008
A Saturday "Site of the Day" special: Most days, a single Site of the Day is plenty to keep you occupied. But on Saturday morning, with kids underfoot and a ... Read More
Friday Book Club: Schuyler's Monster
Friday March 14, 2008
Every Friday is book review day for the Harried Parent's Book Club, and today's selection, Schuyler's Monster, tells a father's story of seeking answers about his daughter's inability to speak, ... Read More
Times When I'm Glad My Kids Don't Get It
Friday March 14, 2008
I was doing some work in the library at my son's school yesterday morning, when the chatter amongst the middle-school students suddenly caught my ears, and singed them a little.
These ... Read More
Site of the Day: FlashcardExchange
Friday March 14, 2008
I'm a big fan of flashcards as a learning tool, and have frequently, over my kids' educational careers, written them out on index cards or typed them to print out ... Read More
Enterprising Parent Makes Pump-Wearing Easier
Thursday March 13, 2008
As the mother of two daughters with Type 1 diabetes, Tricia Wood knows that sometimes finding the right technology is only half the battle. "Even though the research shows that ... Read More
Mercury, MYOB, and More of Your Comments
Thursday March 13, 2008
Readers are sounding off in the comments all over this Parenting Special Needs blog, but it can be hard to find and respond to those opinions when they're on posts ... Read More
Site of the Day: Tyler Hill
Thursday March 13, 2008
The opportunity to participate in a special travel program overseas is an exciting one for kids, and a frightful one for parents. Even as the family is excited for a ... Read More
How Far Would You Go to Help Your Child "Fit In"?
Wednesday March 12, 2008
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Alright, try this experiment, and see if it makes your heart hurt like it did mine: Watch the video at right, featuring portraits of ... Read More
Have Some Fun With Photos
Wednesday March 12, 2008
I saw a great idea for a personalized children's book on the blog NonToxicReivews.com recently. It involved taking photos of yourself going through your morning routine, adding sound effects (like ... Read More
Site of the Day: March for Babies
Wednesday March 12, 2008
The March of Dimes' big fundraising walk, previously called WalkAmerica, has been rechristened March for Babies, and has a cute new site with little baby feet walking all over it.
From ... Read More
Forums Have a New Look
Tuesday March 11, 2008
If you frequent the Parenting Special Needs Forum or RAD Forum, you may have seen some recent warnings about a redesign that About.com was planning for those pages.
Well, the new ... Read More
Good Reading From the Carnival of Family Life
Tuesday March 11, 2008
I participated in the Carnival of Family Life again this week, hosted by This Full House. In addition to my entry on MYOB, here are some more posts from the ... Read More
Site of the Day: Lil Rinser
Tuesday March 11, 2008
Hair-washing is a challenge for lots of kids with special needs. Maybe they don't like the feeling of being tipped backward, or the smell of shampoo, or the sensation of ... Read More
Hop to Those Easter Challenges
Monday March 10, 2008
Well, I don't know about you, but I'm in total denial about the speed at which Easter is descending on us this year.
The weeks are going so fast it's making ... Read More
In the Forum: Strangers
Monday March 10, 2008
Is your child scared of strangers? It's sad that we live in a world where every unknown adult has to be considered dangerous, but trust in the kindness of strangers ... Read More
Site of the Day: Jenny McCarthy's Call to Action
Monday March 10, 2008
There was a time, not really all that long ago, when the idea of Jenny McCarthy demanding the resignation of the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control would ... Read More
Weekly Quiz: Spot the Fake Special-Needs Story
Sunday March 9, 2008
How well do you know this Parenting Special Needs blog? Take this week's quiz and show off your skills. You'll find a list of five different stories; four of them ... Read More
Around About: March 9
Sunday March 9, 2008
A Sunday "Site of the Day" special: Just as Saturday's "Five Fun Things to Do" points you toward amusing and informative places to visit around the Internet, every Sunday morning ... Read More
Saturday Catch-Up: What You Missed Since March 1
Saturday March 8, 2008
It's the weekend! Stretch! Take a deep breath! And catch up with all that stuff you meant to read on this site over the past week! Here are the new ... Read More
Leprechauns, Lolcats, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday March 8, 2008
A Saturday "Site of the Day" special: Most days, a single Site of the Day is plenty to keep you occupied. But on Saturday morning, with kids underfoot and a ... Read More
Friday Book Club: Enhancing Everyday Communication for Children With Disabilities
Friday March 7, 2008
Every Friday is book review day for the Harried Parent's Book Club, and today's selection, Enhancing Everyday Communication for Children With Disabilities, which looks at ways to encourage and adapt ... Read More
Transitions: Elementary to Secondary
Friday March 7, 2008
The series of Special-Education Transition articles that started a couple of weeks ago with an entry on the jump from Early Intervention to Special-Education Pre-K and continued with the move ... Read More
Site of the Day: The Polings on Larry King Live
Friday March 7, 2008
If you've been reading about the recent case in which the government apparently conceded that vaccines caused autism for one child with a mitochondrial disorder, here's your chance to actually ... Read More
Maybe Vaccine Advocates Should Read Behavior Books
Thursday March 6, 2008
A couple of readers have been nice enough to send me links to stories on the latest autism and vaccines case, in which the U.S. Vaccine Court has apparently conceded ... Read More
In the RAD Forum: Should Oprah Air RAD?
Thursday March 6, 2008
That's a longstanding question in the Reactive Attachment Disorder Forum. A poster first asked "Who thinks Oprah should air RAD?" back in March of 2004, and the fourteenth response came ... Read More
Site of the Day: National Survey of Children With Special Health Care Needs
Thursday March 6, 2008
Ever wondered how many children with special health care needs there are in your state? How many of them have inadequate insurance? What impact their needs have had on their ... Read More
Special Educators Say the Darnedest Things
Wednesday March 5, 2008
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What's the most outrageous thing a special education professional ever said to you?
I think the one that made my blood boil most was when ... Read More
Health Records, Flu Shots, and More of Your Comments
Wednesday March 5, 2008
Readers are sounding off in the comments all over this Parenting Special Needs blog, but it can be hard to find and respond to those opinions when they're on posts ... Read More
Site of the Day: About.com Patient Empowerment
Wednesday March 5, 2008
The National Patient Safety Foundation has designated this week, March 2 through 8, as National Patient Safety Awareness Week, and in honor of the occasion, About.com's Patient Empowerment guide, Trisha ... Read More
Failure to MYOB Runs in the Family
Tuesday March 4, 2008
My son is getting in trouble in school for being all up in everybody's business. And, ahem, I have no idea at all where he would have learned such behavior.
Last ... Read More
Good Reading From the Carnival of Family Life
Tuesday March 4, 2008
I participated in the Carnival of Family Life again this week, hosted by Discussing Autism. In addition to my entry on The Special Needs Store, here are some more posts ... Read More
Site of the Day: Get Nate Home
Tuesday March 4, 2008
The right of parents of children with special needs to decide the best course of treatment has been under challenge a lot these days. I've written about doctors seeking to ... Read More
In the Forum: Homework Help
Monday March 3, 2008
Who handles the homework at your house?
In my family, we have a division of labor: Since I'm a writer and an English major, I take care of all the reading ... Read More
Site of the Day: Read Across America
Monday March 3, 2008
Today is Read Across America day, and if your kids are in elementary school, that means there's a good chance they'll be coming home with a big Cat in the ... Read More
Weekly Quiz: Spot the Fake Special-Needs Story
Sunday March 2, 2008
How well do you know this Parenting Special Needs blog? Take this week's quiz and show off your skills. You'll find a list of five different stories; four of them ... Read More
Around About: March 2
Sunday March 2, 2008
A Sunday "Site of the Day" special: Just as Saturday's "Five Fun Things to Do" points you toward amusing and informative places to visit around the Internet, every Sunday morning ... Read More
Saturday Catch-Up: What You Missed Since February 23
Saturday March 1, 2008
It's the weekend! Stretch! Take a deep breath! And catch up with all that stuff you meant to read on this site over the past week! Here are the new ... Read More
Rice, Relating, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday March 1, 2008
A Saturday "Site of the Day" special: Most days, a single Site of the Day is plenty to keep you occupied. But on Saturday morning, with kids underfoot and a ... Read More